ON THIS DAY
GULLS MEMORIES FROM THIS DAY IN TIME
2007 – COLIN LEE RETURNS
Colin Lee had played for United in 1977 and then guided the team to a famous great escape at Barnet in 2001, after which he turned down Mike Bateson’s offer to become manager. But in February 2007 Colin returned as Director of Football, appointed by Chris Roberts. Working alongside Keith Curle, Lee could not stop the Gulls getting relegated, but with a new consortium taking charge of the club he was then appointed as the new Chief Executive. This role was a successful one, with Paul Buckle becoming manager and guiding the club back to the Football League in 2009. Lee then left a year later when United decided to cancel the Chief Executive role.
2015 – TORQUAY UNITED 1-0 FC UNITED OF MANCHESTER
FC United of Manchester brought down at excellent following to Plainmoor (or the Launa Windows stadium as it was named at the time!) for this 4th Round FA Trophy tie, with a total crowd of 3805 making for a lively atmosphere. The away team threatened to knock Torquay out of the Cup for much of the game, but it was United striker Ryan Bowman who found the winner in the closing stages to take Chris Hargreaves’ team (including Aaron Downes) through to the next round.
Torquay XI: Rice, Ives MacDonald (Chapell 73), Pearce, Downes (Gueguen 35), McQuilkin, Young, Richards, Ajala, Briscoe, Bowman Subs Not Used: Seabright, Yeoman, Ofori-Acheampong Booked: Pearce
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